The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-07
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concedc that prohibition Is utterly and
entirely foreign to the genius and bent
of tho southern people, as we believe
II TO be entirely un-Amcrican. Ge-
orgia has partial prohibition, aud she
has been held up as an example to the
south and all indication Of southern
publlc sentiment, at least on this ques.
ton. a. 10 how much right and
Justice there I, in this, let the splendid
result of Thursday last speak out
This we will say, and say 1t, while
loving every inch Of her poor re- son
with a deathless vc,yetGoorgia win
her shrivcled and quivering democ-
ratio majorities must retire before inc
Grand host Of strOng, Undivided anu
coherent msjorltics Of Texas. In the
late tremendous contest here, our
sneaker, and writer's dclvcd deep
down among the fundamental prin-
clples of enforced temperance, went
i'm fact ~ far into 1t rs any set OF men
ever have cone. and with the result as
shswn in our di patches this morning.
Nearly a hundred thousand majority
against the horcsy. After this, Texas
and not Georgia must domin
ate the southern democracy, at
east As far rs this subject is con-
cerned. We will never consent to ro-
r.iye the democratic law at the hands
of party which has given its con
sent toA heresy such as prohloltlOh
il our future models must be purer
Itypes of democratic perfection, must
be the il.wless preccpts OF the sageF
of the party, the men who have
gildcd the generations since the test
of mans ntncss to govern himself
wa. applied, and since the test has
resulted in one loud laundering
affirmative ia every nook and
GRANNY of christondom, In Tho
light Of this verdict Of chri stendom
and the splondid victory OF Thursday
last. we say-aud say IL with all tht
: energy of absolute conviction ha
. the people Of Texas are competent t(
conduct their Sn lives, form theil
own ucrsonal hahlts, ana to make the
ultimate settlement with God, vi h.
out either legislative or church inter
ference OF any kind. The entire
south may well adopt this decision
and thus save themselves the worry
!. e. pensc and bittcrness OF local tests.
Il \ mighty potency has spoken. lie
all smaller influences keep silenc
before IT. 1t Is absolute an
" final, and fixes silence for gen
>, etations to como. one nun
" dred thousand me GRITTY settles tn
matter. There is no going benin
es the returns in this affair. There
ut nothing left but to accept the verde
10 and Gcorgia's weak and tremDlln
prohibition must die out bcfoi
IN TcNas' firmly spoken and dccisi'
-, negative. Texas and not Georgia
=, to furnish the law to the south c
- this matter, aud this truth may
well be accepted now Ms twen'
years hence.
T. The man who would seek to r
= open this question now anywhere
~ the south will prove himself u trait
III not only to democracy but to socie
" at large. The occupation of prohil
}" ton agitators is gone, and they wi
would mount the hobby now to ke'
ie alive the excitement, and bittcrne
as deserve only the condcmuat on of I
le lovers of peace aud concord. the
N fierce contests do no good, but III
al mite harm often results. Let us III I
c. ture try 30 guard our selves from II
it harm. and the way To do that Is
,r see to it that no more submissions
be sent to the legislature to plog
, us with amendments such rs the Of
d, 50 triumphantly beaten on Thursd
lN.